The project to find the resting place of flight N-209 by IHAS and its Russian colleagues has attracted the attention and support of embassies, native Inupiat communities near the suspected crash site, aviation museums, natural history organizations, foundations and private individuals. These are a few of the examples.
John F. Tefft – United States Ambassador to Russia
John R. Kur – Ambassador of Canada to the Russian Federation
Donald C. Olson – Senator, Alaska State Legislature